So here’s a confession that I’m not very proud of…Before I became a parent, I was NOT looking forward to hanging out with the parents of other kids. According to Meyers Briggs, I’m a ENFJ personality, which basically means that I’m as extrovert, friendly, chatty […]

Today I am super excited to share with you an interview with Olivia Shanks, designer, producer, former model and mama. I’ve known Olivia since we were 18. Dear god – how did that get to be so long ago? We met in Chicago as seniors in […]

A while ago I wrote this post on being pregnant at 40. Last weekend, I ran into a friend who had read it and we got to talking about how everyone has their own personal journey when it comes to creating a family. Because I […]

Recently, I had the honor of meeting up with my friend, Mika, at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting where she was presenting some of her work. Mika has a Ph.D. in Psychology and teaches at Yokohama City University in Yokohama, […]

Last week, I quit my job after seven years. Seven years may not seem like a long time to some, but its the longest I’ve ever worked somewhere. It’s actually more than twice as long as I’ve ever worked anywhere. It’s also the workplace where […]

Hi there. One of the things we plan on doing on this site is featuring foods posts from The Irish Boutique Cooking Blog. The Irish Boutique is Paul’s family business. His parents opened their first store over 40 years ago. Now, his brother John manages […]

I have a standing desk at the office and I LOVE it. I started using it right after coming back to work from my last maternity leave. It gave me something small to be excited about at the office and helped me stay productive despite […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates autism’s prevalence as 1 in 68 children in the United States. This includes 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls. And recently, articles like this one in Scientific American point to research that indicates that current […]

I LOVE my kitchen table. People tell me that they love it too. Of course, Paul says they just tell me this to be nice. But he tells me that every time someone mentions that they like something we have, the names of our kids, […]

After having 4 babies in less than 5 years, I should know a thing or to about how to manage the transition back to work. I think that I do, but the truth is, it’s always hard. And, once you think you’ve got some semblance […]